As part of today’s earlier reports of a tentative agreement being reached between Chrysler and GM and the CAW, Buzz Hargrove, the union president, revealed more details on talks with Chrysler. The automaker promised to build the next-generation of passenger cars to a Brampton, ON plant and keep a casting plant open until at least 2011.
The tooling investment for the new full-size LH-platform cars (Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Challenger) at the Brampton plant will take effect in 2010 and is to include two shifts, as per an Automotive News report.
Hargrove also said Chrysler agreed to keep a casting plant that employs 350 workers open until the middle of 2011, at which point it would seek a buyer or joint venture partner for the money-losing operation.
Union negotiators were also told by Chrysler brass that the maker’s Windsor, Ontario, plant would be the main minivan production facility for North America, and maintain three shifts if demand for its products stays at current levels.
The CAW reached an agreement with Ford last week, resulting in a three-year contract that came an unprecedented five months before the expiration of the current contract.
05/15, 3:25 PM
posted by:
400horseSS
SURE they will.
05/15, 4:02 PM
posted by:
xyunya
Hey, canadiens are busy working not posting.
05/15, 4:36 PM
posted by:
jumpoffit
ford must be doing something right i’ll admit that- when was the last time ford had a strike?
05/15, 4:58 PM
posted by:
xyunya
Probably last time Ford had a profit: long time ago.
05/16, 7:43 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
Don’t make any promises; Make an example out of them. I can’t help but say that, despite considering the people being employed, but they’ve become parasites. Can they really say they make high quality cars?
xyunya- Actually, just this year Ford made a profit. Ford’s been making record ones in Europe, just to remind you.